Display vehicle



G. MENSOIAN. DISPLAY VEHICLE. APPLICATION mu 050.2 1920.

' Patented June 6, 1922.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- GEORGE MENSOIAN, or LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DISPLAY VEHICLE.

Application filed December 2, 1220. Serial n 427,840.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE MaNsoIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dis.- play Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to display appara tus and particularly to that type which is of a portable nature'such that it may be moved about the streets in displaying or vending wares and merchandise.

The invention further relates to a dis play apparatus particularly designed to be mounted upon a motor or horse-drawn vehicle.

One of the objects of my inventlon is to provide a portable display stand which comprises a compartment receptacle with means for displaying the goods on sale and in which access may be had to individual compartments or to the entire receptacle as an entirety.

Another object of my invention is to provide a portable display stand having an upper and a lower series of compartments so arranged that neither interferes with the other in so far as opening and closing of the separate receptacles is concerned.

A still further object of my invention is the arrangement of a display stand so designed that a maximum quantity of varying character of merchandise may be stored in a minimum space, and at the same time to sufficiently display all the merchandlse.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will appear upon reference to the following description.

In the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my display stand illustrating the general arrangement thereof and the manner in which it may be mounted on a vehicle; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 5-?) of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals of reference, 1 indicates the floor or frame of conventional form of a vehicle, either motor or horse-drawn, adapted to travel on wheels 2.

The body of the vehicle which I have indicated at 8, and which constitutes the receptacle for the commodities on sale or display, has vertical side walls 4 and end walls 5, the upper edges of which latter are in- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 6, 1922.

clined upwardly from each side wall lib-K ward the center where they converge, the interior of the receptacle being divided into a plurality of. independent compartments or cells 6 through the medium of longitudinal and transverse partitions 7, said c mp re ments as will be observed increasing in depth toward the longitudinal center of thebody, the central partition 7 serving to diof sucha nature that access may be had to I, the compartments of each set individually or as an entirety, and to this end, I provide a coverS' for each of said sets of compartments which comprises a rectangular frame divided by longitudinal and transverse members into a plurality of smaller frames 10 which conform in size and arrangement substantially to that of the compartments 6 vide the entire receptacle into two setsof which they overlie when the receptacleo is ,7

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Each cover 8 is hinged at 9 tothe upper edges of the'central longitudinal partition 7, permitting said cover to be raised to the position shown in dotted lines in F ig, 2,permitting access to an entire set of compartments.

Each of the smaller frame members 10 is provided with a lid 11 hinged at 12 and provided with a display window 15, each of said lids being further provided with a spring latch 16 to retain it in closed position.

I have provided, for the purpose of throwing the lid upwardly into open position, when the latch 16 is released,-a.plunger 17 slidably mounted in a casing 18 arranged upon the rear partition of each compartment adjacent the hinged portion of the lid 11, said plunger being normally urged outwardly into engagement with the lid by a coiled spring 19 housedin the casing. Thus, when the lid is closed, the spring 19 is placed under stress and upon release of the latch, the plunger will immediately throw open compartment.

As shown in 2,the top edges of the i side and end walls of the receptacle are provided with a groove 25, cooperating with a tongue or rib 26'arranged on the under side of the cover frame, this'insuring a-joint which will effectively preclude entrance of dust, dirt, or even moisture to the interior of the receptacle, this being an especially desirable feature in instances of storage or display of perishable goods.

It will also be observed that there is a stepped joint 27 between each of the lids and its respective frame, which also provides a seal against entrance of foreign substances. Through the sealing means referred to, the commodity is preserved in a sanitary and wholesome condition.

For the purpose of displaying merchandise, in addition to that on display in the receptacle 3, I have provided an elevated receptacle 20 arranged over and spaced above said receptacle 3, so that access to the latter is in no manner interferred with.

p This receptacle 20, preferably rectangular in form and having top and bottom walls 21 and 22 respectively and end walls 23 provided with a vertical series of horizontal shelves'or partitions 24 thereby providing compartments 25 within which merchandise may be stored for display or sale. For the purpose of closing said compartments 25 upon each side thereof, I provide doors 26 hin 'ed at 27 and retained in closed iosition by latches 28, each of said doors being further provided with a glass window 30 through which the goods within the compartment may be seen without the door being opened.

The receptacle 20 is supported in an elevated position with respect to the receptacle 3 through the medium of vertical metal bars 31 secured at one end bysuitable fastenings 32 to the end walls 5 of said receptacle 3, and at the other end to the intermediate portion 33 of a horizontal metallic reinforcing plate 34 which latter is secured to the lower edges of the end walls of the receptacle 20 by suitable fastenings 35.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a display apparatus, the combination with a vehicle, a receptacle mounted.

2. In a display apparatus, the combination with a vehicle, a receptacle mounted thereon and divided into two sets of compartments accessible from opposite sides of the vehicle, each compartment provided with a hingedly glass cover, an elevated receptacle and cover for the first mentioned receptacle, means for supporting it above and in spaced relation to, said first men tioned receptacle, a vertical series of compartments arranged in said second receptacle, glass window doors hinged over said compartment and means for locking said doors in closed position. I 7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE MENSOIAN. 

